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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Think about what “invasive cards” is.  Think about whether or not you really think they just sit at home during home call, and what they are doing when they get called in.   They rush in because someone is having a heart attack, or the sac around their heart is filling with blood, or some other terrifying thing is happening.   Also, these 4-5 x / month home calls are probably one night a week M-Th, then one weekend a month Friday afternoon- Monday morning.  Even just one day a week working from 8am one day to 5pm the following day has got to be rough, and I bet those weekends are brutal. 
So, yes.  This is the top 5% of doctors.

Also, while the “best” jobs aren’t usually offered through a recruiter, the most lucrative jobs often are.  Typically, these are jobs in rural areas where there is additional compensation through Medicare for working in an underserved area, and something like invasive cards would probably cover more than one hospital.  
You are offering shot jobs.  Well-paid jobs, but hard jobs nonetheless.  [/quote]

I agree with your description of being called in although after the umpteenth time it happens they seem to desensitize to it (human nature).

I wouldn't say that's the top 5% of doctors though.  That's rather a pretty typical call schedule.  Most surgeons and anesthesiologists take call or work a night shift.  Top few % would be a trauma, ortho, or neurosurgeon at an understaffed hospital with staffing requirements for their trauma rating.  If you were young and really wanted to hustle you might do q3 or even q4 like a resident.  [b]I had a neurosurgeon client once who couldn't travel more than 45 mins away from his rural hospital for a month because there was no backup[/b].[/quote]

Yes, what people don't think through is that being on call, even from home is a hard life.  I took call from home every 3 nights for about 5 years and it was difficult.   I had to be within 30 minutes of the hospital floor.  So if I was home I couldn't do something like go to a baseball game because there was no way I was getting down from the stands to my car and across town in 30 minutes.  In this area (greater DC) I constantly had to be watching traffic because even a 5 mile commute can turn into 30 minutes. It's not easy to live your entire life within a 30 minute door-to-door drive of a hospital OR in the greater DC area!   [/quote]

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